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Massive game, they all are from now until the end of the season. should have a full squad to choose from and peersy should return thank god:)massive boost for us if he does.
hopefully we score first, id be afraid we'd drop the heads if they go in front. we can get something if we show a bit of fight and play as well as we can. just get something to take into the drogheda game...
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We can win this game, I think it will be a tight, hard fought 1-0 win, Blinkhorn to score.
i think we may nick a point against bohs, the return of peers will help although obviously we cant pin all our hopes on him as he wont be properly match fit.
On a side note i have never known a season for rovers to be so bad with injuries.
I honestly think our poor form this season has been down to our injury problems rather then a poor squad or management team.
we had a bit of luck last season injury wise bar butler really. shocking luck this year unfortunatly. peers, butler, parkhouse, feeney, almeida, doherty all long term injuries throughout the season
Thankfuly results went our way tonight, only just.
I think bohs hammering of galway last week might not of been such a bad thing for them in the long run,
cant see them getting turned over like that again. Bray and Drogheda have battling qualities,
hopefully we can add a bit of this to our makeup, the heads cant drop if we go a goal behind
were easily the best football team down there at the moment,
but pretty football doesnt win games when your down at the bottom.
Time to battle, hopefully were up to it
we need to react quicker to situations. i.e giving the ball away we need to get back in shape and try and get it back. reaction time is vital in games, even a 5 or 10 yard sprint to get back behind the ball after we give it away makes a difference
when we give it away we cant just walk back and drop the heads and filter back in eventually. we expose ourselves far too often when an attack breaks down. its something that can be worked on and can come right. if we do that we me stop leaking as many goals. alot of goals scored against us are after we give it away in attacking positions or set pieces and we're to slow to react
Or as Don used to say "Squeeze" :DQuote:
Originally Posted by CF1989
'second ball'Quote:
Originally Posted by srfc1928
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Bohs on tuesday, another disapointing game where we sneak a draw but could have won it.
Not enough as usual but just enough to keep us somewhat afloat.
I think we should go with Tom's suggestion for this game. Put a small man marking Jason Byrne...Drogheda did that and he didn't score;).
Fair point. I think our fitness has been a major problem all season and hasn't improved. Just look at Owen Morrison who is definitely gaining weight by the week. We haven't got the legs to close teams down properly for a full 90 mins and we concede because of this.Quote:
Originally Posted by CF1989
With Peers back we may have a chance to hold them so I hope we can salvage a draw from this one.
wasnt talking about indivisuals, the team as a whole, especially the midfield 4 and front 2 need to get back in shape and make it harder for teams to play once we give the ball away
I definitely agree about the poor fitness levels. The players have never recovered from the two weeks lost pre-season when Paul Cook was playing silly beggars and supposedly had left the club. I hate to be a pessimist but I am not convinced that the club can avoid relegation at this stage. I desperately want to be proved wrong on this one, so anything from the Bohs game would be a welcome bonus.
Me neither. Morrisson was just an example of the overall problem.Quote:
Originally Posted by CF1989
The midfield four aren't able to function properly in the second half of games because they are too tired.
and when your tired you.....? make mistakes
I wasn't impressed with what i saw again against Bray last week. Very poor, we aren't showing any willingness to step up to the plate. Nobody wants to take on any responsibility and they're leaving it to each other.
Again some very optimistic people on here saying we will sneak it, but honestly these people have yet to realise how bad we really are.
It'll be comfortable for Bohs and im guessing they will win by 2 odd goals.
I'll say it over and over; the only way we are staying up this season is by getting rid of that chancer.
Silly really at this stage of the season to still be referring to the lost two weeks training pre-season. Since then we’ve had an imposed two week break while the FAI do their upmost to prepare to fail. Our fitness levels are a shambles full stop. Whatever training being done has also to be contributed to our long injury list over the course of the season. Remember back to Sean Connor’s time and we were also suffering from a lengthy sick note list. Connor brought in the fitness instructor from the IT and the rest is now history. Fitness is crucial at this level and considering the players are all ‘professional’ they need to be treated so.
Surprising really this hasn’t been frowned upon by the people at the top considering our chairman is a man from the medical profession??
the 2 weeks in pre season thing cant be an excuse. the team still had training as normal, it might have made a diffrence in the first few games, but not now!
dont think its fitness as we dont concede most of our goals late in the game just think we are demoralised this season and playing poorly. our defending is shocking and it may cost us this year. the defence seems more nervous than stacys mother in eastenders and thats saying something. if we stay up id say the team will be very different next year plus wonder will cookie stay or be kept. i still like him and think he worth taking the chance on but he is making a lot of mistakes this year and not signing a defensive midfielder was nearly unforgivable. i think if we stay tight tue nite we mite get scoreless draw but we will prob be beat 3-0 with 2 men sent off lol :eek:
we have alot of defensive midfielders really. ventre, ogrady, ryans not the most attacking, mcgrath either.Quote:
Originally Posted by rovers100%
couldnt say any of them are quality. connor is best of them. ventre is mediocre at best and ryan and mcgrath are sh1t if ya ask me. how many times have teams walked through our midfield this year. far too many !
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Originally Posted by rovers100%
Go back this time last season? Ryan was one of our most consistent players, was top class last season. The lad has been carrying an injury since the second game of the season and thats bound to affect his performance.Quote:
Originally Posted by rovers100%
If I remember right he was supposed to be out for 6 weeks before the start of the season.Quote:
Originally Posted by ARooney28
Have to agree with you on this point inside man.Quote:
Originally Posted by Inside Man
bringing in a fitness instructor would of been a good idea.Quote:
Originally Posted by clubman
I still Paul Cook is a very good manager but no manager can be an expert in every area of the game and sometimes you have to identify weakness and get some help in.
Although no one would question conors commitment to rovers or his immense workrate,to go as far as to say he has been our best midfielder is an absurdityQuote:
Originally Posted by rovers100%
He gives the ball away far far too much and therefore is a liability at times.
I dont think anyone can say his passing is top notch either
Its hard for any rovers fan to think bad of conor due to his commitment etc
But at the end of the day he has been poor this season.
Hopefully bohs will be a turning point for both his form nd rovers...
Where? Toffs?Quote:
Originally Posted by sligofan4ever
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Originally Posted by vostra rover
who is better than him so ????
Will Boco be available tomorrow night? I think we could get a point of he is.
after the results from the weekend, anything from this game is a bonus. I would be happy with a draw.
He was training today anyway so hopefully.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rovers Maniac
Yeah, right. A full time professional outfit, scraping along the bottom of the league with the likes of Bray and Drogheda?. Wake up and smell the silage.Quote:
Originally Posted by srfc1928
Honestly I think that Conors turning point has happened a few games ago as I've been very impressed with him since he got the shock of being dropped a few games ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by vostra rover
He put in a good shift at Bray when others were playing badly and I can see him lifting it further tomorrow...
Oh and vostra rover:D:cool:
I dunno if it is just me but can't get on or log into SR.com, if the team news isn't up, we have a full squad.
After 10 days off and the teams around us all losing, hopefully the players will be really up for it tomorrow. We owe Bohs one, hope too it comes tomorrow.
There is no one in the rovers team i would classify as "better" then him although i would put down mc grath as a same ish kind of player.Quote:
Originally Posted by rovers100%
my argument was that there is a case of blind faith with conor among rovers fans due to the obvious reasons.I just feel that his form on the main part this season has been poor,nd therefore he should no longer be viewed as a certain starter.
i would still like to see us play with a five man midfield of raf,connor,ventre,ryan and morrison and play blink upfront on his own and get morrison and raf forward coming inside to work off blink when he has the ball. we need to stop teams walking through our midfield. peers back is as good as a 2 new signings and hopefully will give the back 4 plus brushie some much needed confidence
Mark Rossiter (shoulder), Owen Heary (hamstring), Brian Shelley (groin), Glen Crowe (leg) and Ken Oman (suspended) all out. Going to be light at the back.
great news if true...mcguinness will be playing. if all them are out id say it'l be anto, mcguiness, ? and powell at the back. GET AT THEMQuote:
Originally Posted by BohsPartisan